I was taken back as we reached the inner area of SCAR, my eyes almost pop out at the view of the ‘palace’? its so fascinating, bright and shining, everything is made of glass, the floor, the wall, the decoration and there is grand statue of a princess? Its in white, the statue is a figure of a girl wearing a typical princess dress, very elegant yet cheerful, lighten up the whole room, as I got closer to the statue I could see the whole SCAR from this spot, because the building is round, so from this spot we could see everything up to the top, its like a mall atrium?
Every floor is covered with glass, and on the top of the building there is a stain glass, with a picture of a pale girl with jet black hair wearing a white sleeveless top, the girl’s eyes are close, like she is sleeping but there is a faint smile on her red lips, it should be a happy picture, because its place on the top of this building, but I couldn’t see it as a happy one, the smile is a lonely and sad one for me. And the crystal chandelier was made like they are her tears? It must be a custom made, the chandelier falls from below her cheeks, each of the crystals glow beautifully.
Such an artistic design, such a good taste, I have to admit I have nothing to complain about the design. The glass floor which was actually glowing, they put lights in it, so it glows. It’s very unique. Everything is so just magical. I doubt I have reached SCAR, I would even believe them if they said I was sent to a palace.
The 2 big guys around me didn’t let me drawn in the beauty of hall, they dragged me in hurry to one of the alley right in front of us. The sign on the alley is SE, SE? South East? That’s the first word that cross my mind. The alley is pretty wide, but we are taking half of the space for sure. It’s a long alley!! Probably 30 meters long before we reached the exit, there are 3 lifts, and the guy on my right side punch the up button. The lift got here in no time, the glass door opens up and I was dragged inside unwillingly. I wished I could admire the gorgeous hall longer. They punched up the 7th floor, and the lift does take a great speed, we passed by the floors only in a few seconds!! I couldn’t get a better look at those floors and here I am on the 7th floor. There are lots of PCs, the same as what I imagined it will be. I was released at the receptionist desk, and they left after the staff have confirmed my identity.
“Ms. Stardust.” One of the staff smiles at me, she is gorgeous, blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a set of black, black shirt and skirt. Honestly she looked like a star to me, very beautiful. “Welcome to SCAR.”
“Please allow us to register you.” The other one approached me as well. She has the same outfit as the blonde girl, with a curly brown hair and darker skin color compare to the first one. But I can say for sure they are both stunning.
I am pretty much confused with what does ‘registration’ here means. But I still have to follow the rules here if I want to stay here. I nodded in agreement to them.
“My name is Liz.” The blonde girl introduces herself, if you need assistance, don’t hesitate to ask.
“And I’m Mia.” The other one continued.
“Ok, nice to meet you.” I replied. They are surprisingly polite.
Liz took a sample of my fingerprints, not just one or two fingers but all of them. She removed my sneakers and socks to get my foot print as well.
“Its done, and also, no shoes from now on.” Liz said.
“What?” I petrified, “Barefoot?” I found it ridiculous but is it really happening?
“Yes, nobody wore a shoes or socks here. Including us, see?” She points at her own foot and Mia’s as well. It’s the truth! I didn’t see anyone on shoes now that I’m paying attention to their feet.
“This is insane.” I murmured.
“No worries, you will get used to it.” Mia said. “And for your working time, its from 8pm to 7 am.”
“You will be paid $100 a month. No dorms will be provided, you can stay at your desk for 4 hours as overtime, but you won’t get paid for it.”
“Wait, 100 dollar? US dollar?” I asked, I must be rich if it is in US dollar, I still have my debit card with me.
“No, its Scarian Dollar.” Mia said, “If you have the bills from the outside world, we will accept it, the exchange rate is U$ 100 million for S$ 200.” She explained.
“What the? 100 million dollar for 200 bucks?” I puzzled, confused, and feeling down at the same time.
“Yea, aren’t you are paid amazingly here? Its 100 per month.” Liz added my stress.
“How much is 100 worth here?” I feel the need to know the standard of spending here.
Both of them paused for a second, before Mia has the initiative to answer me, “If you eat the cheapest food here, two meals a day, you can still save some change.”
My mind starts to calculate from her explanation, 100 bucks means like a month’s living expense, only for food, and its for 1 person? Its far from enough, the card I brought with me is the Stardust ID debit, so I don’t have much here, probably 1 billion max? Should I exchange?
“Do I get paid in advance?” I asked.
“No, you will be paid after you had worked for a month.” Liz replied.
“Then what if I don’t have any cash?”
“That’s not a problem! You can always get a loan from the bank, its on the 5th floor.” Liz sounds excited when she told me about the ‘loan’.
“Loan? The interest rate?”
“Its 30%” Mia replied, “I wouldn’t suggest a loan if you happened to bring some cash with you.”
“30%!!??” My jaws drop at the thought of it, this is certainly harassment! They are trying to get me in debt that I can never paid off. The interest will kept growing and makes me work as a slave without getting paid.
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